Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 517 · 40 questions

Robot tip (Sense, think, act): A robot senses (sensors), thinks (a controller runs a program) and acts (motors and other parts). If a machine only moves when a person pushes or controls it, and cannot sense or decide, it is not a robot. The shape does not matter: arms, cars, boxes and drones can all be robots.

1. 1.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pulley (d) a wheelbarrow
4. 4.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
5. 5.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
6. 6.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a line-follower robot (d) a planet rover
8. 8.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a bicycle
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
12. 12.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
15. 15.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
17. 17.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand whisk (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a delivery robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a delivery robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pair of scissors
24. 24.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a hammer
31. 31.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wheelbarrow
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a pool-cleaning robot
37. 37.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
38. 38.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
40. 40.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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